I heard a
speaker at a workshop say once that after you are published, you spend more
time marketing than you do writing. I didn’t believe it, of course. I love my
writing and want to spend my time with that love.
That thought
has stayed with me as I’ve journeyed through the publication of my first book,
and now my second. My third is a picture book, Love Hugs and Hope, a book about helping children deal with
tragedy. My fourth one is coming out this fall. Becoming Free, A Woman’s Guide to Inner Strength. Little by
little—like the story of the frog getting cooked when the heat was turned up
slowly by degrees—I am spending more time marketing.
I do enjoy
the social media and book signings, but I love writing. Sometimes I just ignore
the marketing and spend the day writing. I am so happy when I do that, but part
of me feels guilty because I didn’t follow up on a blog post or a signing.
I look at
those who are very good at social media and marketing and wish I could be a
little better. Sometimes I feel inadequate—nobody really wants to read what I
have to say.
Do you every
feel that way?
And then I
have someone come up to you and say, “I loved reading your book.” I was signing
at the DUP International Convention last week and a young girl was there with
her mother. She bought “Texting Through Time, A Trek with Brigham Young.” She
went to a corner and sat down to read it. In a little while she came back and
said, “I love your book. It is great!”
That makes
all the difference. That’s what it’s all about.
Christy
http://www.textingthroughtime.com
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